![]() The Fenix 7 has a touchscreen, unlike all of the older “serious” Garmin watches. However, when you start using the thing you’ll notice one of this generation’s big changes. This screen style is what makes the Fenix 7 seem just like its predecessors. Sizes and resolutions scale up and down just slightly between the Fenix 7S, 7 and 7X. The Fenix 7 has a 1.3-inch screen of 260 x 260 pixel resolution. ![]() You effectively get an “always on” screen with no sacrifice to battery life, and it looks wonderfully clear when you go outdoors on a sunny day to track a run or hike. However, it’s still an exceptionally good type of display for fitness use. If the Garmin Fenix 7 will be your first runner’s watch and you’ve tried a smartwatch before, it will look dull. There’s a digital watch-style front light to make the display visible in darker rooms. It’s a transflective screen that becomes clearer as the ambient light level increases. This is not a smartwatch-style display with bold color and searing brightness. The Fenix 7 series uses Garmin’s staple screen tech. Wherever you’re using it though, you’re likely to need to charge it on a regular schedule if you’re using the GPS tracking. January in London? It's pretty useless there. As you might imagine, it proved much more effective in sunny Thailand. We tested the Fenix 7 in Thailand for a couple of weeks, then in London for a further few weeks. How useful the solar-charging tech is depends largely on where you live. The display glass itself also sucks in energy from the sun, at a lower rate. You can see the main solar panel around the perimeter of the screen, which is a little reddish band. The 'Sapphire Solar' model that we're testing has ultra-tough Sapphire display protection rather than Gorilla Glass, and solar-charging screen tech. Still set on a top-end Garmin? You have another decision to make, as the company offers three variants (standard, solar and sapphire solar) across the three different sizes, so there’s a grand total of nine different watches to choose from. It actually weighs 73g, which is a lot more than the 38g of the smallest Venu 2 or the 46g Fitbit Sense. It’s comfortable to wear all day, every day, but often we’ve found ourselves taking it off in bed in a half-conscious daze, probably because it’s a little clunky. We’ve worn the Fenix 7 consistently for just over a month now. While Garmin offers cream gold and rose gold finishes in the smaller Fenix 7S to soften its appearance, a Fenix 7 series watch is not the obvious choice if you want something dainty and unassuming. And the version we’re reviewing is the middle child, the Fenix 7. The Fenix 7S has a relatively petite 42mm watch face, while the Fenix 7X is the classic giant wrist-hugger with a massive 51mm face. ![]() Garmin makes three sizes of Fenix 7: the 7S, the 7X, and the bog standard 7.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |